Genetic resource impacts of habitat loss and degradation; reconciling empirical evidence and predicted theory for neotropical trees

Heredity

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-273

  Lowe, A J ^a   Boshier, D ^b   Ward, M ^a   Bacles, C F E ^a,c   Navarro, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Inbreeding; Neotropical trees; Selective logging

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENE FLOW; HABITAT LOSS; LAND DEGRADATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POLLINATION; TREE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AMERICA; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 25444483331     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800725     Document Type: Review

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